Michael Medved 

gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, calling it "irresistible" and "glowing
with goodness". Medved also said that Dakota Fanning's performance was "delightfully spunky".
[11]
 Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly stated that the film was "a bit noisy" but praised the
director for putting "the book, in all its glorious tall-tale reverence, right up on screen." He later went
on to say that "What hooks you from the start is Dakota Fanning's unfussy passion as
Fern."[12] Conversely, Colm Andrew of the Manx Independent gave the film a score of 6/10, saying
that the main problem was "the ultra-cute characterisation of Wilbur, resulting in half the audience
rooting for his demise" although overall it was "a competent retelling of a classic story that won't
offend".[13]
The film won the 2006 Critics' Choice Award for Best Live-Action Family Film, [14] and Fanning won
the Blimp Award for Favorite Movie Actress at the 2007 Kids' Choice Awards.

Awards